Famous Quotations on Topic: Leadership

“You can buy a person's hand, but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is. You can buy his back, but you can't buy his brain. That's where his creativity is, his ingenuity, his resourcefulness.”

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“A great leader's courage to fulfil his vision comes from passion, not position.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humour, but without folly,”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

“Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.”

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”